Melzer and Dimitrov win, Klizan out of Brisbane

No.7 seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria advanced into the second round of Brisbane International 2013 after beating American Denis Kudla 2-6 6-4 6-4.

Kudla dominated the first set also thanks to Melzer´s numerous unforced errors. However, the Austrian managed to re-group and after one hour and 46 minutes, he set up a next round clash against Belgian David Goffin, who overcame Australian wild card holder Matthew Ebden in two easy sets 6-2 6-2.